MENTORING PLUS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET
Registered charity 1112534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Mentoring Plus is a charity working with vulnerable young people aged between 7 and 21. We provide a year long programme of one to one mentoring and a range of activities to help them realise their potential.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £32,738, resulting in total reserves falling to £150,637. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £111,383, though this remains slightly short of the stated policy target of three months' costs. The trustees judge the deficit manageable and confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate assets to meet obligations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £111k; policy: 3-6 months' costs)
“Our policy is to maintain 3-6 months' costs as reserves; this falls slightly short of 3 months' costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Susan Milnerchair
- Ciranne Louise Barrass
- David Kelly
- Graham Abbey
- Jennifer Louise Crossey
- Lydia Ferguson Ray
- Paul Thomas Daniels
- Stephanie Paula Massie
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MENTORING PLUS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £32,738, resulting in total reserves falling to £150,637. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £111,383, though this remains slightly short of the stated policy target of three months' costs. The trustees judge the deficit manageable and confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate assets to meet obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MENTORING PLUS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MENTORING PLUS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET as a grant recipient include THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, KFC FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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